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    The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
    furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little
    more than the register of the crimes, and misfortunes of mankind.

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History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
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History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

by Anatole France Found in: History Quotes,
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The men who make history have not time to write it.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

by Metternich Found in: History Quotes,
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The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

by Stendhal Found in: History Quotes,
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History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

by Alexis De Tocqueville Found in: History Quotes,
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The supreme, the merciless, the destroyer of opposition, the exalted King, the shepherd, the protector of the quarters of the read more

The supreme, the merciless, the destroyer of opposition, the exalted King, the shepherd, the protector of the quarters of the world, the King the word of whose mouth destroys mountains and seas, who by his lordly attack has forced mighty and merciless Kings from the rising of the sun to the setting of the same to acknowledge one supremacy.

by Ashurnasirpal Found in: History Quotes,
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God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

by Samuel Butler Found in: History Quotes,
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Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.

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The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and read more

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

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